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Odontoid fracture in the elderly: a case report of the screw fixation technique
W T Asfora1, T W Free, J H Johnson
1Section of Neurosurgery, USD School of Medicine, Sioux Falls.
South Dakota Journal of Medicine
|July 1, 1992
Abstract:
The case of a type II, highly unstable, odontoid fracture in a 92 year old patient is reported. This fracture was treated by a new technique for anterior odontoid screw fixation with excellent results. The authors discuss this technique and treatment options for odontoid fracture in the elderly.